Degradable Plastics to grow 20%/yr.Surging interest in biodegradable and compostable plastics is forecasted by a new report from market research company, Freedonia Group, Inc., Cleveland. The report, Degradable de·grad·a·ble adj. That can be chemically degraded: degradable plastic wastes. de·grad Plastics (187 pages, $4400), predicts 19.5% annual U.S. growth for these products to 2010. Volume will soar from 172 million lb last year to 420 million lb. Polylactic acid polylactic acid /poly·lac·tic ac·id/ (-lak´tik) a hydrophobic hydroxy acid polymer that is formed into granules and used as a surgical dressing for dental extraction sites. (PLA (Programmable Logic Array) A type of programmable logic chip (PLD) that contained arrays of programmable AND and OR gates. PLAs are no longer used. See PLD. (language, music) Pla - A high-level music programming language, written in SAIL. ) will grow more than 30%/yr and starch-based plastics nearly 18%/yr. Tel: (440) 684-9600 * www.freedoniagroup.com |
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